Scarab
29-104-1
From: Israel | Beth Shean
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 29-104-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Israel | Beth Shean |
| Archaeology Area | CN II, 42/x-3; Class B |
| Period | Middle Bronze Age |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Steatite |
| Technique | Glazed | Incised |
| Description | White steatite; yellow remains of glaze. With incised linear design on base. Oren: "Scarab" “Description: Steatite covered with yellowish glaze. Head: Trapezoidal, partly covered by triangular clypeus. Back: Plain, except for side notches to indicate begging of elytra. Design: A double twist occupies the center between two vertical lines; the remaining space at the sides is filled with three or four cross-bars and (to the left) a trace of curved lines.” |
| Height | 0.9 cm |
| Length | 1.9 cm |
| Width | 1.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1921-1928 |
| Other Number | 1559 - Field No SF |
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